Siemens SIMATIC Box PC 627, Operating Instructions Manual

Page: 94 / 200

Maintenance and service
11.2 Reinstalling the Operating System
SIMATIC Box PC 627
11-22
Operating Instructions, Release 05/2006, A5E00362052-03
With Windows XP operating systems, the factory state features two partitions with an NTFS
file system on the hard disk. To restore the partitions to factory state, proceed as follows:
1. Boot from the Recovery CD and then follow the screen instructions until the Recovery
functions window is displayed.
2. Start the DiskPart program in the "Siemens SIMATIC Recovery“ window and enter the
following commands in the displayed command interface:
list disk Displays all available hard disks.
select disk 0 Selects the disk where you wish to change the configuration. 0
selects the first hard disk.
list partition Displays all partitions on the selected hard disk.
clean Completely wipes the selected hard disk. All information stored there
is lost.
create partition primary size=n Creates a primary partition with the n MB on the selected hard disk.
Factory state values:
n = 10000 for Windows 2000 or XP
select partition 1 Select the primary partition
active Activates the selected partition
exit Closes DiskPart.
Additional DiskPart functions:
Help Shows all available DiskPart commands. When a command is
supplemented with other parameters, the command is described
with additional information.
Example: create partition help
Note
Once you have change the configuration of your hard disk with DiskPart, you will need to
reboot the PC for the changes to go into effect.
Boot again from the Recovery CD to format the partitions.
Format primary partition
1. Boot from the Recovery CD to format the partitions. Follow the screen instructions until
the Recovery functions window is displayed.
2. Select "Start command prompt" in the Recovery functions window. In the command
interface that opens, enter the following command:
format DL:/FS:File System
DL = Drive letter of the partition to be formatted. Valid values: C, D, E, F etc.
File system = Specifies the type of file system. Valid values: FAT, FAT32, NTFS.
NTFS is the factory setting for all Windows operating systems.
Example for a master hard disk on the IDE bus
format C:/FS:NTFS
format /? Shows all parameters of the command.